The 2019

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is the premier

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competition outside of the

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in Europe. This is the third season under its new format, that sees

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and

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compete for the title. After the eligibility controversy of the 2018 Championship, Romania had to face Portugal for the promotion- / relegation- play-off and defeated them, hence joining the competition as the sixth contender.

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Relegation/promotion play-off

References

External links

Rugby Europe official website
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Table

Fixtures

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Week 5

Relegation/promotion play-off

See also

References

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